CPC F28F 3/086 (2013.01) [B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); F28D 9/005 (2013.01); F28D 9/0037 (2013.01); F28D 9/0056 (2013.01); F28D 9/0093 (2013.01); F28F 3/02 (2013.01); F28F 7/02 (2013.01); F28F 13/06 (2013.01); B22F 10/20 (2021.01); F28F 2250/06 (2013.01); F28F 2255/00 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A heat exchanger comprising:
A monolithic main body comprising:
a plurality of plate portions disposed in a stacked arrangement;
a plurality of first fluid channels configured to transfer a first fluid, and a plurality of second fluid channels configured to transfer a second fluid, wherein the first fluid channels and the second fluid channels are interposed between the plate portions in alternating fashion along the stacked arrangement such that each of the first fluid channels is directly adjacent to a respective one of the second fluid channels and separated by a respective one of the plate portions;
wherein each first fluid channel has first guides formed therein to influence the first fluid in a first flow direction, and each second fluid channel has second guides formed therein to influence the second fluid in a second flow direction, wherein the first flow direction is opposite the second flow direction in a first region of the stacked arrangement, and the first flow direction is transverse the second flow direction in a second region of the stacked arrangement.
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